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upmarket

adjective

ˈəp-ˈmär-kət How to pronounce upmarket (audio)
Definition of upmarketnext
as in fashionable
appealing to affluent consumers an upmarket restaurant that is quite pricey but also quite good

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Recent Examples of upmarket The company is also profitable, a financial positioning that gives the founder the freedom to invest in higher quality materials, moving Sézane slightly upmarket, while shifting the editorial styling to feel more sophisticated. — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026 Is this an upmarket housewares depot, as all the tableware is for sale? — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Located just 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Bordeaux, the peninsula offers stunning landscapes and sandy beaches as well as oyster-farming villages and upmarket resorts. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 Located 37 miles from Bordeaux, the peninsula normally offers stunning landscapes and sandy beaches as well as oyster-farming villages and upmarket resorts. — Caroline Blumberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for upmarket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upmarket
  1. fashionable
  2. elegant
  3. upscale
  4. exclusive
Adjective
  • That willingness to pay for something that feels worth the splurge extends beyond a fashionable handbag.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • By contrast, fashionable abstraction may refuse beauty, intelligibility, or civic meaning, yet remain thin and dependent on institutional explanation.
    — Frank Porcu, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of fashionable
Adjective
  • The Art Nouveau interiors, featuring mosaics and furnishings designed by leading artists and artisans of the era, evoke an elegant and cosmopolitan Milan, while at the bar, the Campari seltzer remains the house specialty.
    — Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Lee’s lines have the intimacy and metaphysical heft of prayer; their elegant recursions and repetitions call to mind the cycles of life, death, and rebirth.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of elegant
Adjective
  • During the trial, witnesses testified about handing Diamantis envelopes of cash at various locations, including a men's room at an upscale restaurant, a doughnut shop and his home.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The collection will be presented in an art gallery in the heart of the upscale Mayfair area on Thursday evening, in a scenography that follows the abstract direction of the collection.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of upscale
Adjective
  • Keller/Noll was sought out for the Goliath partnership by Perfect Game, which holds exclusive global media rights to Goliath games.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Fans hoping to gain access to the artist pre-sale for the Roundhouse concert can pre-order any 20th anniversary edition of Back To Black from Winehouse’s official store by 12pm on Monday (September 28) to receive an exclusive pre-sale code.
    — Nick Reilly, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of exclusive

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“Upmarket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upmarket. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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